Producers of Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn's comedy 'Four Christmases' are sure to be celebrating Christmas early after the movie led the North American box office for the second straight weekend.

James Callis, who so brilliantly plays Dr. Gaius Baltar on 'Battlestar Galactica', promises that fans won't be disappointed with how the series comes to a close as it returns for its final string of episodes in January.

Grammy nominations for the 51st annual awards were announced last night and Lil' Wayne scored eight nominations, including Album of the Year. Coldplay wasn't far behind with seven, while Jay-Z, Kanye West and Ne-Yo each scored six nods of their own.

Roman Polanski, a fugitive for 30 years in a notorious sex case involving a minor, has filed papers with the Los Angeles Superior Court asking that the charges against him be dismissed because of prosecutorial and judicial misconduct.

Axl Rose is suing soft drinks manufacturer Dr Pepper for a public apology, and damages, alleging that it failed to honour a promise to give a free Dr Pepper to everyone in America if the 'Guns N' Roses' released an album before the end of the year.